So, it appears that I have a velvet outbreak in the new tank.
I am filling up the 125 and will attempt to catch all the fish once I get the salinity right in there. I have some copper and antibiotics, I don’t know if it’s enough to dose 100 gallons, tho.
I can’t just treat the display and kill everything, so moving out the fish seems the only option.
I have all that living rock I can put in there for the ammonia to get processed. It’ll ruin that rock with copper, but such is life.
Question: 1) will putting the rocks even matter when I mix in the antibiotics, or will it kill the bacteria?
2) do I need to set the sump back up for that tank?
The Internet says I need the DT to run fishless for min 42 days for velvet. That means keeping all fish in the 125 for over a month. Are weekly water changes going to be enough?
I’ve only ever had to qt 1 fish at a time. This is kinda crazy. I also don’t know if all the fish are even supposed to be treated this way. I know LFS runs wrasses differently, maybe anthias too? I don’t know if the eel should be in copper, either.
Please advise away.
I am filling up the 125 and will attempt to catch all the fish once I get the salinity right in there. I have some copper and antibiotics, I don’t know if it’s enough to dose 100 gallons, tho.
I can’t just treat the display and kill everything, so moving out the fish seems the only option.
I have all that living rock I can put in there for the ammonia to get processed. It’ll ruin that rock with copper, but such is life.
Question: 1) will putting the rocks even matter when I mix in the antibiotics, or will it kill the bacteria?
2) do I need to set the sump back up for that tank?
The Internet says I need the DT to run fishless for min 42 days for velvet. That means keeping all fish in the 125 for over a month. Are weekly water changes going to be enough?
I’ve only ever had to qt 1 fish at a time. This is kinda crazy. I also don’t know if all the fish are even supposed to be treated this way. I know LFS runs wrasses differently, maybe anthias too? I don’t know if the eel should be in copper, either.
Please advise away.